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Submarine net Defences.

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Claims in respect of the "Acteon nat defences against torpedoes were heard by the Inventions Commission recently.

Mr. Henn Collins, for the claimants Lieut-Commander easdale-Buckell, and the ex-i ecutors of Lieut. Phillott, who was killed in action-aid the inventors in August 1914 sènt a

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net defences Sucking Pigs, Capons, Haggis, Ham,

A mine and torpedo defence. Down to six months before the war Were usel in the Navy. but were confined in their use tol

harbours. Their principle was to Bacon, Hares, Rabbits. Sausages of

interpose between the torpedo

and the ship a body of sufficient all description.

strength and rigidity to prevent |

the penetration of the torpedo which involved A very heavy device. Mr. Buckell conceived the idea. not of arresting the pro- ress of the torpedo, but of diver- iting i's course. That was done

by arranging a vertical wire i which was not to be rigid, and which, by the forward motion of the ship should have s lateral pressure on the side of the torpedo, which was swept astern. It bad the advantage of being light, and therefore capable of being used at

sea.

Pannel stated that Lieut. Phillat served at one time on the Aetaro, and wrote

Mr. Buckell that he had shown the invention to the captain of the Actaeon Admiral Villiers, who was and her claimant.

Mn Trevor Watson, for the Treasury, sud the Actaea net had only been used on merchant ships.

M. T. J. Gibson, technical assistant to the Admiralty, gave | the opinion that a vertical wire wout:!

divert a modern torpedo weighing abou one and a half tons and travelling at a speed of 45 knot He stated that 200 sets of Actaeon were ordered, but only about 10 or 15 were fitted. Ver- tical wires were not used, the net! Consisting of a diamond mesh.

Rear-Admiral E.C. Villiers gaid i he did not recollect Lieut. Phillott, jast had no вssistance from the jela mants in the devising of the Įsarvellance. To make the British Acteon me, which was suggested authorities all the more nervous, by work on diverting mines. He he is on familiar terms with Mr.first devised an oblong net, which rrel Between Pro-British French scholar.

Paul Richard, a noted anti-British was rejected in favour of a

It is believed diamond mesh, the objet being) And Anti-British Members.

that his dismissal was the result to lasso the torpedo by the tail | It is stated that Mr. Okawa, the of the interference of the British and but divert it. Witness stated| Chief of the Investigation Section authorities and ate of the bos-that the first vessel which was of the South Manchuria Railway (tility of pro-B-itish members. fitted with the Acteon net was! Company, and an inthiential Mr. Ukawa is quoted by the attacked by a torpedo and saved member of the Indo-Japanese Yomiuri as stating that at the by the net. Association, has been dismissed beginning of this month he had a The Chairman (Mr. Justice from the association, and that visit from Mr. Soyejima, al Sargant) announced that ini dozen other important members Councillor of the Association, Admiral Villiers' case the Com-I are expected to leave it before and was told that he was very mission had arrived at their the next general meeting of the unpopular among the leaders of award. organisation. Mr. Kanokozi, a the Association. The plan! Mr. James S. Pius, anotheri Professor at the Kein University, recently formed by the Associa claimant in respect of the vertical who was rather unkindly handledtion to organise a party of Japan-wire net, stated his case per- by the British authorities in India jese tourists to India, he was told,įsonally,

among

the

his resignation of membership.

THE WISE MOTHER

AND BABY'S OWN TABLETS,

during his visit in that country proved a failure because he is Mr. Gibson, who was a member some time ago, is mentioned among the members of the of the Submarine Attack Com-

these members. The Assosiation. For

above mittee of the Adiniralty stated forced secession of Mr. Ukawa reasof Mr. Soyejima told him that nothing was done with Mr. From the Indo-Japanese Associ-that the leaders of the Associa Pitt's suggestion. At one time, ation is said to be due to his tion had decided to ask him to witness sail, they had about a anti-British tendencies, and the leave it. This intimation was thousand suggestions a day for] prospective secessions are all to quite unexpected and Mr. Okawa dealing with submarine attacks. be traced to the same cause, asked why his retention of The Chairman announced that The Association is under the membership Was considered the Commission would consider Presidency of Marquis Okuma, objectionable by the British its award. its Vice-Presidente being Viscount authorities.

and who urged Shibusawa and Baron Kanda.

The Association was formed. To use queries the visitor after the Russo-Japanese-War returned indefinite answers, and among a hundred Indian students when Mr. Okawa expressed his studying in Tokyo and a number intention to make public all the!

The ills of children come swift- of Japanese sympathisers with circumstances attending it, if hisly, and too often before a doctor) the object of promoting friendship retirement was absolutely needed. can be called in or medicine between Japan and India. With Mr. Sorejima asked him to pa obtained the little one is beyond the increase of new members the off the publication a few days aid. original object of assisting the When the vist was repeated by The wise mother will always Indians was gradually eclipsed Mr. Soyejima, Mr. Okawa was in-safeguard her little one by keep- by & strong pro-British tendens, formed that his retirement was in ing Baby's Own Tablets, the Many Indian members left the any case desired by the Associs Cnadian children's remedy, in Association, until it has been tion. To this demand be consented, the home. This medicine always converted into an organ aiming, saying that now that the original does good-it cannot do harm as at the promotion of economic object of the Association, which contains no opiates or other relations, whose members are as the promotion of friendship harmful drugs-and is confidently exclusively ✡ dozen rich with Indians, was replaced by recommended as a remedy for Indians. who are favourably the promotion of economic teething troubles, constipation. disposed towards the British relations with Britain exclusively. diarrhoea, colic, indigestion. Government, and a few hundred he was ready to secede from simple tever and worms. pro-British scholars and mer-the Association, Mr. Okawa Mrs. Napoleon Lambert, of St. cbante Mr. Okawa, who has indignantly remarks that even Ignace. Quebec, writes Baby's just been expelled from the granting that the British author On Tablets are an excellent Asociation. is & graduate of the ities are justified in bringing medicine for childhood ailments!! Imperial University. He wrote, pressure to beat upon him on and I am well pleased with a book entitled. The National account of his sait-British ideas, them."

Movement in India and its it is outrageous that Japanese Obtainable from medicine dea- History, in 1916. In this book members of the Association lers, also post free, 60 cents the he bitterly criticised the Indian should allow themselves to be vial, from the Dr. Williams" policy of the British Government made catepaws for the persecu- Medicine Co., 96 Szechuen Road, out of bis intense sympathy with tion of their fellow.countryman. Shanghai. the Indiaas. His book offended He is going to give the details in

authorities and its sale

tha susceptibilities of the magazine which he is publish- The Banque Industrielle de was ing with his friends and is Chine beg to inform the bolders of prohibited. Since his publica-quasi-English review. pablished the temporary bonds of the Credit tion of this book the British in Japan. He expressed the National 1919, which have been been keep-determination to fight his case subscribed through them, that ing L watchful eye on out against the persecution which Its authors movements, and dur-he has recived at the hands of same must be exchanged in their Paris Office for definite boade Ing the war he was under strict a certain Government'

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